New York City (finally) gets a bike share

May 29, 2013

Citi Bike, unveiled be Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday is now the country's largest bike share program.

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Citi Bikes sit on a rack in Manhattan's East Village the day after the nation's largest bike share program got underway on May 28, 2013 in New York City. The system provides 6,000 bicycles available for riders at docking stations located in certain parts of the city. About 15,000 people have already signed up for the controversial system, which is sponsored by Citibank and is the largest bike share program in the country.

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Citi Bikes sit on a rack in Manhattan's East Village the day after the nation's largest bike share program got underway on May 28, 2013 in New York City. The system provides 6,000 bicycles available for riders at docking stations located in certain parts of the city. About 15,000 people have already signed up for the controversial system, which is sponsored by Citibank and is the largest bike share program in the country.